Gender and Diversity in AtlantOS

Gender and Diversity action plan outline

(Definition for diversity: geographic – thus ‘Gender and geography’)

Quantitative indicators

Collect statistics on gender, age, nationality, position in institution, and position in project -> on AtlantOS Committees, participants in meetings, beneficiaries of project Such survey will be carried out parallel to each periodic reporting in AtlantOS.

At every meeting/workshop have a gender count

Ensure this meets EC ethical rules on the collection of data

Publish results and trends with all participants (short presentation at meetings, on the web, as formal reporting for EC)

Qualitative indicators

Survey all participants in AtlantOS meetings about participation in meetings, not just their representation – i.e., did they feel like they participated actively in discussion, in making decisions?

Develop a web tool – anonymous and immediate feedback to survey on role in workplace: do they feel like they participate actively in decision-making? (survey should ideally be done twice during the lifetime of the project – test if awareness-raising in AtlantOS made some difference) separate results by gender and geography and age

publicize results

Awareness

Raise awareness

Make all participants aware of Horizon 2020 gender objectives

Present results of other projects that are more gender focused in science / marine science [like Baltic Gender]

Career development (promoting gender and age diversity)

“Women in AtlantOS” web page with profiles for visibility of women who are active in the project

Videos on women in AtlantOS

Further ideas to explore:

Mentoring programme within AtlantOS

for women

for geographic diversity (but this requires funding)

lighter alternatives not requiring dedicated funding:

“Ask Mary”: volunteer established women within the project who could answer questions by younger women in project.

“Meet the professor”: senior women scientists in a special session (pack lunch) where younger participants (male and female) can ask questions about career development.

WP8 competition for development of apps to deliver AtlantOS data for specific services -> gender equality/quota in the winner of the prize?